Our Moon is slowly drifting away from Earth, not just due to tidal friction as previously thought. New research suggests ancient planetary impacts and ...
Deorbiting small cargo-laden spacecraft on demand to troops in need is the vision of Inversion Space and its Arc spacecraft.
ESCAPADE’s path through space, relative to the Earth, has the peculiar shape of a kidney bean. In the world of astrodynamics, ...
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How Orbital Mechanics Push Engineering to the Limit

Putting satellites and spacecraft into orbit demands incredible precision and cutting-edge engineering. This video explains the forces at play, from gravity assists to the delicate balance between ...
The interstellar object 3I/Atlas has left astronomers amazed after data revealed it follows the most stretched and unusual orbit ever measured ...
Humans have been in space onboard the ISS continuously for 25 years. As the station nears its end, new commercial habitats ...
Astronomers say that Earth is going to get something new in the coming decades. The recently discovered asteroid 2025 PN7 has become Earth's "quasi-moon", orbiting our Earth until 2083. This ...
Europe and the US are concerned about Russia's threats to their satellites in space following several recent incidents. Space ...
Even without the ISS, some humans will stay off planet for the foreseeable future. There is no plan to stop the continuous ...
As NASA prepared astronauts for its second mission into space, National Geographic had exclusive behind-the-scenes access for ...